Xiaomi Mi Note 3 on GearBest vs LITB vs GeekBuying

hhbb555 on 06/01/2018 - 08:11

I have been wanting to get Xiaomi Mi Note 3 for a while now.
I noticed that GearBest, LITB, and GeekBuying are the 3 place with the lowest price on it (around US$315-319).
I've never placed an order with any of them though, which store do you think would give me the least grieve when ordering the phone?
Thanks

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Comments

  • Clear on 06/01/2018 - 09:35
    +1

    I think all 3 should be able to get a lower price.

    Sunny, Oscar… you watching? 😋

    • hhbb555 on 06/01/2018 - 09:57

      I’m more concerned now with seller responds during the shipment and if the item is faulty.
      I’ve been reading some comments in the forum and it seems all three can sometimes be ok and at other time problematic

      • Clear on 06/01/2018 - 10:14
        +1

        You have to remember that you're buying from China so you can't expect the same quality of service and care like you would from an Australian business.

        Shipping is probably the biggest complaint. Free shipping is slow and it's not unusual for it to take a month. It's the whole reason why it's free. Most sellers will offer express options discounted and sometimes even free. Get that if you don't want to wait a month. It's also important to remember that processing time is not included in the advertised shipping time.

        As for warranty don't expect them to honour ACL as they're not an Australian business. They'll likely ask you to pay to return the item to them. You can activate PayPal's refunded returns to make this step easier.

        https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/returns

    • reyals16 on 06/01/2018 - 12:15

      I agree, you should be able to get a lower price. Litb had the phone on sale for USD 266 recently.
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/347724

      From personal experience I'd go gearbest or litb over geekbuying.

      • Clear on 06/01/2018 - 12:21

        Geek are fine if you follow what I said above 😉

      • hhbb555 on 06/01/2018 - 13:01

        How to get a lower price?
        I’m aware of the previous sale on litb, but the price has never been that low ever since unfortunately

        • reyals16 on 08/01/2018 - 21:10

          Clear is going to try to negotiate a deal on the Mi Note 3.

        • hhbb555 on 08/01/2018 - 22:09

          @reyals16:
          Ah too late, I’ve placed an order on gearbest after the rep gave me a bit of additional disc..

        • reyals16 on 08/01/2018 - 22:19

          @hendyb: Ah no worries - enjoy the phone! Let me know how it goes. How much did you end up paying at gearbest?

        • hhbb555 on 09/01/2018 - 06:43
          +1

          @reyals16:
          I got it for us$299.99
          Still a bit more expensive than the last litb disc, but it is the best price that i could find atm

  • mckennal on 06/01/2018 - 18:11

    In my experience the stock levels stated on gearbest are sometimes incorrect when they state they have stock, but actually don't. Then the estimated shipping date regularly gets pushed back. Just my experience though.

    • hhbb555 on 06/01/2018 - 18:52

      Apparently litb also the same. It says 24h dispatch, but when i asked one of the rep, he said better to order it from amazon or ebay if i need it quickly

  • [Deactivated] on 08/01/2018 - 22:23

    No banggood? Yes, i know banggood never pricematches…

  • jenovax1 on 09/01/2018 - 15:26

    Consider Aliexpress.

    I bought my Mi Note 3 in Blue 6GB/128GB for $379 USD. Shipped via DHL Express last month.

    I was looking at the other 3 sellers before but they either had not stock or the price was a lot higher for the blue colour (reason why I went with Aliexpress).

    • hhbb555 on 09/01/2018 - 16:14

      thanks, have bought from GearBest.
      They have the lowest price at the moment

  • moggyx on 29/01/2018 - 14:47

    Anyone know of other deals going for this device? Doesn't seem to be too popular so not much activity on oz bargain surrounding it.
    376 AUD seems to be the lowest in Ali Express with litb hovering around 380. Had a quick look and can't see any relevant vouchers, anyone know of any to push the price down a few bucks?

    • hhbb555 on 29/01/2018 - 21:30

      Just try to contact gearbest rep or litb rep and ask for a special deal for you
      I’ve been very happy with the device after using it for few weeks. And GB delivered it in 12 days (not 12 business days), so quite happy with that
      But the tracking system is useless, it didn’t update days after it’s been delivered, just showed as “collection”

  • moggyx on 29/01/2018 - 21:47

    Thanks, I also contacted them. Hopefully something comes through. Found anything with the phone you don't like? I'll be coming from the redmi note 3, do an really looking forward to the camera more than anything.

    • hhbb555 on 30/01/2018 - 07:36
      +1

      No band 28 and some apps/options still has Chinese characters
      I could delete most of chinese apps that comes with miui though
      And you’ll probably need to flash the phone to a global rom, but just use the xiaomi tool, it’s very easy

    • hhbb555 on 30/01/2018 - 20:11
      +1

      Forgot to mention that lack of headphone jack is one of the main thing that I don’t like, along with no band 28

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